SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar ▬ March 2021

SCLLN Literacy Library Tutor Training Calendar
March 2021

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Read Aloud Month

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Mar. 04      VIRTUAL    Adult Literacy Tutor Orientation South Bay Literacy 7p

Mar. 15      VIRTUAL    Adult Literacy Volunteer Orientation Corona Library 7p

Mar. 24      VIRTUAL    Adult Literacy Learner Orientation Newport Beach Library 10a

 

Altadena Library Complete a self-paced, online training module

Chula Vista Library Mondays @ 6p Wednesdays @10a

LAPL Adult Literacy volunteers receive 7 hours of Online Instruction

Placentia Library online orientations

Contact vmeza@placentialibrary.org, 714-528-1906 x 234

Santa Fe Springs City Library Complete an online training course

 

Local Tutor Workshops Always Scrolling in the Right Frame

Join VALUEUSA's Board ▬ Leadership Opportunity For Adult Learners & Practitioners

New Leadership Opportunity For Adult Learners & Practitioners !

VALUEUSA: 2021

Are you an adult learner who wants to learn leadership skills?

Are you a tutor or community member who believes in VALUE USA’s mission?

VALUEUSA wants current or former adult learners and tutors to join its team.

Click Here to Apply for the Board

Click Here to Apply for Committee

 

DEADLINE TO APPLY: MARCH 30, 2021

 

BENEFITS

Join Board or committees:

➤ to help low literate adults change their lives and communities

➤ to learn skills to use at work, at home, and in life

➤ to improve adult education and help adult learners reach their goals

WHO CAN APPLY ?

For the Board of Directors:

➤ Current or former students in adult basic education or English literacy classes

For committees:

➤ Teachers, tutors, administrators, staff, and others in the field

➤ Community members who care about VALUE USA’s mission

➤ Anyone willing to share their skills and talents

VALUE USA is the only national organization run by current and former adult learners.

WHAT SKILLS ARE NEEDED TO DO THE JOB WELL ?

Understanding the needs of adult learners:

➤ why’s and how’s of adult learner leadership

➤ why is it important

➤ how leadership can be improved for U.S. adult learners?

Understanding the adult education field:

➤ who it helps

➤ how it is structured and supported

➤ gaps in the system

Special skills or talents in one or more area

READ MORE ➤➤

 

Automatic Readability Checker

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 11

Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 15-17 yrs. old

(Tenth to Eleventh graders)

Glendora Library ▬ Great Trivia Challenge 29 / Family Game Night

Great Trivia Challenge 29 / Family Game Night

VIRTUAL

February 27

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

We’re changing things up a bit this year as we celebrate Trivia Challenge 29! You and your family will have a chance to support the Glendora Public Library and win prizes by answering Trivia questions. While Trivia Challenge 29 will be virtual and won’t be a true “competition” as in years’ past, everyone playing has an opportunity to earn prizes and with pre-registration your team has an opportunity to be crowned Trivia Champion.

Watch all the action from Trivia 2020

For details, call 626-852-4894

 

Glendora READS !

If you or someone you know could benefit from the Glendora READS! program, or if you would like to become a volunteer tutor, please contact: (626) 852-4832

Newport Beach Library ▬ Literacy HAPPY HOUR With Bestselling Author LILY KING

 

Join Us For

HAPPY HOUR

With Bestselling Author LILY KING !

February 20, 2021 @ 5 pm

 

 Newport/Mesa ProLiteracy is pleased to present
award-winning and New York Times bestselling author
Lily King at a virtual happy hour -- an author talk followed by a Q&A

Click Here For Details

March 24 @ 10 am

VIRTUAL Adult Literacy Learner Orientation 

April 7 and 14

VIRTUAL Adult Literacy Tutor Training 

10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Prospective tutors must attend both sessions to complete training. 
Reservations for this training are required.

Online Orientation must be completed before attending Training. 
For more information, please contact literacy@newportbeachca.gov

Telephone: 949 . 717 . 3800

Redlands Library ▬ Literacy Students Write About Their Pandemic Experiences In New Anthology

Redlands Literacy Students Write About Their Pandemic Experiences In New Anthology

Our Stories,
Pandemic Reflections

Redlands Daily Facts: 2.05.2021 by Diane Shimota, Adult Literacy Coord: A.K. Smiley Library

The Redlands Adult Literacy Program recently published “Our Stories, A Collection of Writings, Volume 3,” which includes writings from adult learners enrolled in the Redlands Adult Literacy Program. Over 40 adult learners and tutors contributed written works for the anthology. These works focused on the learners’ journeys to literacy, personal reflections, family and friends, memories and adventures, and reflections about books the learners had read. This year, a special chapter entitled “Pandemic Reflections” was added to the anthology providing an opportunity for authors to share the impact that the pandemic has had on their lives.

The anthology provided an opportunity for adult learners to write stories from their hearts, choosing just the right words to express themselves, and then to share those stories with the broader community. Previously, the Redlands community would be invited to a “Celebration of Authors” event, where adult learners would read their works to an audience that included their families and friends. Because of the social distancing requirements caused by the pandemic, this year the library recorded authors reading their stories, so that the whole community could experience the joy of hearing the works of adult learners who are working to improve their literacy. 

This anthology’s pandemic reflections were especially heart-felt and relevant as everyone continues to adapt to changes caused by the pandemic. Several learners wrote about the losses they had experienced, like the inability to see family or gather in large groups, supporting children with online school, learning how to meet with tutors remotely, and adapting to wearing face masks.  READ MORE ➤➤

To learn more, join us at a Zoom Tutor Orientation.

Please call the Redlands Adult Literacy Program office

at 909.798.7565, ext. 4138

or email literacy@akspl.org to sign up for the Orientation.

 

Automatic Readability Checker

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 14

Reading Level: difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 21-22 yrs. old

(college level)

Chula Vista Library ▬ Susan Vega: Exploring a Library Professionals Journey to Provide Literacy for All

Exploring a Library Professionals Journey to Provide Literacy for All, and How Chula Vista Library Serves the City

@ChulaVistaLib

Literacy for All: Feb 2021 with Jose L Cruz, San Diego Council on Literacy

Susan Empizo Vega has a diverse 25-year history of providing library and literacy services in Southern California. The more we talked, the more we re-discovered the many hats that Susan has worn in her literacy professional journey, serving public libraries in Chula Vista, National City, San Diego, Carlsbad, and San Jose. Another discovery were the many community services that are being provided to the residents of Chula Vista through the library…especially given social-distancing. Join us we take this the journey from the past, to the present, of Susan’s amazing, meaningful, and informative adventures in library and literacy services.  LISTEN 57:46

Ventura Co Library ▬ READ Literacy Remote Learning

READ Literacy ▬ Remote Learning

@vencolibrary

VC READER:  Winter 2021 by Carol Chapman, Program Coordinator

READ tutors will continue to meet remotely with their learners for the duration of this pandemic. Some tutors are tutoring via telephone, others are having text-materials mailed directly to their homes. Internet conferencing sites like Zoom, Skype, and Google Classroom are favored by many tutoring partners.

Special materials, designed to use on these computer platforms, have been purchased and will be available from site supervisors in 2021.

VOLUNTEER

We are also pleased to announce that many READ learners, including several who earned citizenship through our program, voted for the first time in November’s election. New tutor training sessions will begin online in February.

If you are interested in becoming a tutor (or want to find a tutor to help you with your reading), call our office at 805-677-7160 or 805-677-7159.  READ MORE ➤➤

 

Automatic Readability Checker

Based on 7 readability formulas:

Grade Level: 11

Reading Level: fairly difficult to read.

Reader's Age: 15-17 yrs. old

(Tenth to Eleventh graders)